Nominations Committee
36TH SESSION - UNESCO GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION OFFICE ORGAN NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE Date 25 October 2011 Room Room IV From: 12:00 a.m. No meeting First meeting Hour To: 1:30 p.m. Chairperson(s) Mr David Hamadziripi Country Zimbabwe SUMMARY OF DEBATE(S) Items examined 1.5: Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the General Conference and of the Chairpersons, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteurs of the commissions and committees Debate status Start Related documents 36 C/NOM/8 Prov.; 36 C/NOM/1; 36 C/NOM/1 Add. DRs examined N/A Countries that took Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Egypt, India and Philippines floor Summary of debate 1. The Vice-Chairperson of the Executive Board, Mr Isao Kiso (Japan), opened the first meeting of the Nominations Committee and on the recommendation of the Executive Board, contained in decision 186 EX/Decision 22(IV), the Committee elected as its Chairperson Mr David Hamadziripi (Zimbabwe). 2. The Nominations Committee approved the recommendation of the Executive Board contained in decision 187 EX/Decision 26(v) to elect Madame Katalin Bogyay (Hungary) as President of the 36th session of the General Conference. 3. On recommendation of the Executive Board at its 187th session, the Committee nominated the heads of delegations of 36 Member States for the posts of Vice-Presidents of the 36th session of the General Conference. These Member States are as follows: Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Grenada, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic, Republic, Latvia,Lebanon, Madagascar, Montenegro, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Thailand, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen and Zambia.
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